5. ROMAN CULTURE ROMAN CULTURE ● Language: Roman spread Latin. Many European languages are derived from Latin ● Legislation: roman laws form the basis of Western legislation ● Philosophy: figures like Seneca or Cicero ● Literature: authors such as Virgil or Plautus ● Romans created the J ulian Calendar, with 365 days, and an extra day in February each 4 years. ● ROMANISATION was the process of expansion of roman culture and language
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5. ROMAN CULTURE · 6. ROMAN ARTS: SCULPTURE Two types: – PORTRAITS: bust, very detailed and realistic – HISTORICAL RELIEFS: that depicted military victories on triunfal arches
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5. ROMAN CULTURE
ROMAN CULTURE● Language: Roman
spread Latin. Many European languages are derived from Latin
● Legislation: roman laws form the basis of Western legislation
● Philosophy: figures like Seneca or Cicero
● Literature: authors such as Virgil or Plautus
● Romans created the Julian Calendar, with 365 days, and an extra day in February each 4 years.
● ROMANISATION was the process of expansion of roman culture and language
6. ROMAN ARTS: SCULPTURE
● Two types:– PORTRAITS: bust, very detailed and
realistic
– HISTORICAL RELIEFS: that depicted military victories on triunfal arches and commemorative columns.
● MOSAICS: used small stones or tesseras to get geometric designs, scenes from mythology, daily life, etc.
7. THE END OF WESTERN ROME: THE GERMANIC INVASIONS
● The Germanic people settle on the northern borders of the Roman Empire.
● They were organised in tribes and had tribal chiefs● The lived from hunting, livestock and agriculture.● In the 3rd century, the Germanic barbarians began to invade the Roman
Empire.● The barbarians finally conquered the Western Roman empire in 476 AD.